Introduction To Life Sciences

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Study of life

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Life science/biology

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A distinctive characteristic of living organisms with the capacity to grow, metabolize, respond to stimuli, adapt and reproduce

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Life

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Structures, functions and relationships of living things with their environment

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Life science/biology

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Life sciences can be studied at different levels

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Molecular, cellular, organismal, population, community, or ecosystem

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3 main divisions of biology

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Microbiology, botany and zoology

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Microbiology

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Microorganisms (ex. Bacteria)

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Botany

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Plants

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Zoology

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Animals

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Naming and classifying organisms

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Taxonomy

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Structure and function of cells

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Cytology

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Formation and development of organisms (significant in evolution)

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Embryology

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Structures and parts of organisms

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Anatomy

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Functions of living organisms and their parts (related to anatomy)

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Physiology

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biochemical composition of living things

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Biochemistry

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molecules in living organisms

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Biomolecules

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4 kinds of biomolecules

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Nucleic acids (DNA & RNA)
Proteins
Carbohydrates
Lipids

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Heredity and variation

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Genetics

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Origin and differentiation of various organisms

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Evolution

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Relationship of organisms with their environment

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Ecology

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Living things

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Biotic

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Non living things

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Abiotic

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Genome of an organism

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Genomics

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Totality of genetic material

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Genome

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Genomes

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Cytosine, guanine, thymine, adanine and uracil

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Different proteins found in a living organism

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Proteomics

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Immune system

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Immunology

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Viruses

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Virology

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Are viruses living or non living? Why?

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Non living: needs a host to live

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Medicinal branch of biology

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Pharmacology

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Effects of all types of medicine on the human body

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Pharmacology

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Who discovered penicillin

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Alexander Fleming

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First naturally occurring antibiotic drug discovered and can treat severe illnesses such as meningitis

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Penicillin

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Diseases of plants and behavior of various animals

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Agriculture

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Improves quality of life to ensure adequate supplies of basic human needs

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Agriculture

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A renewable energy made from materials derived from biological sources

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Bioenergy

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Wood, wood waste, manure, sugar cane and other by products from a variety of agricultural processes are used to produce energy

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Bioenergy

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Waste management technique that involves the use of organisms to neutralize pollutants

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Bioremediation

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Flux of elements between life, atmosphere and the earth's surface

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Biogeochemistry

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Biogeochemistry

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Global warming